Iraq vs Sweden: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iraq and Sweden vote the same way at the UN General Assembly? Agreement over every shared roll-call vote since 1946, by year, decade, and topic — plus the resolutions where they split.
Overall agreement
53.9%
of 5,101 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 34.6% | 211 |
| 1950 | 48.9% | 405 |
| 1960 | 38.7% | 494 |
| 1970 | 57.3% | 886 |
| 1980 | 56.8% | 1,353 |
| 1990 | 53.2% | 331 |
| 2000 | 57.9% | 513 |
| 2010 | 59.2% | 907 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 55.6% | 827 |
| Nuclear weapons | 65.5% | 708 |
| Disarmament | 64.8% | 883 |
| Colonialism | 47.3% | 816 |
| Human rights | 35.1% | 808 |
| Economic development | 54.2% | 664 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iraq | Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/191 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/189 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/203 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/204 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
R/70/173 | 2015-12-17 | no | yes |
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/69/190 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/68/184 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iraq and Sweden vote together at the UN?
Iraq and Sweden voted the same way in 53.9% of 5,101 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iraq and Sweden agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iraq and Sweden mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 35.1% of 808 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iraq and Sweden last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 Iraq voted "no" and Sweden voted "yes" on A/RES/72/191 (Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).